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But while many have forgotten about Haiti or have moved onto the next news cycle, one group of West Shore humanitarians continues to work hard to support two orphanages filled with HaitiB次元官网网址檚 forgotten children.
The Divine Hand Orphanage, near Port-au-Prince, was the subject of the earlier this month.
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That project is RotaryB次元官网网址檚 latest to help the . Previous projects, such as a chicken coop, continue to thrive and provide alternative food sources and sometimes even income. This bakery will help orphanage director Doris Abraham keep food on the table.
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But while funds were sent down earlier in the year to help cover the startup, one boy living at the orphanage went into kidney failure and needed emergency medical treatment. Some of the bakery funds were diverted to help with those costs.
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Besides helping to meet some basic needs, Beckett added the project will also teach the children some valuable life skills.
The whole project is made possible, he said, by the continued support of the West Shore community. The garage sale and barbecue fundraiser would not have been possible without the volunteer work of Carol and Bruce Brown, and the continued generosity of Glenwood Meats owners Rick and Bal Fisher.
If you missed it, Goldstream Gazette reporter Katherine Engqvist accompanied a Westshore Sunrise Rotary team of volunteers down to Haiti last fall. Read the four-part series here.
